NVC Filers - July 2014

[Shaujhe 9]

Got IV bill yesterday from NVC. Up till now the bill is not yet available online for payment. Please have anyone experience this? Is this normal? What should I do? Should I call NVC?

Hi EOC4ever,

Were you able to pay your IV bill? I've got an email for IV invoice yesterday but I can't see the payment portal yet in the website till now. I just wonder if they have a standard turn around time for this.

[Soloenta 2,218]

Soloenta, on 22 Jul 2014 - 05:11 AM, said:

I hope we do receive an e-mail today! I hope it's a good one too. You're a star Soloenta! We're rooting for you! You'll get through!

Awww thank you my friend we need a lot of prayers for sure. Your guys are the best.

[Soloenta 2,218]

So, I gotta be like the complete opposite of what I actually would do?

Exactly plus you'll get a nice hike in pay.

[Soloenta 2,218]

I don't think anything would sway him. I have to hope that since the question clearly states "to be completed by petitioner sponsors only", that marking it "N/A" on a joint sponsor's I-864 will not incur a checklist.

If it creates a problem, we will have to hunt for a different joint sponsor. I can't be the only sponsor since my income will not continue from the same source once I move back to the US, and I unfortunately don't have enough assets to do it that way. This is an annoying hurdle for all USCs overseas.

On the plus side, we completed the DS-260 and sent in our IV packet yesterday.

Oh my I'm so sorry to hear about this and I'll be praying your father sees the light and helps you out. It's such a little thing really. But from one that had to leave her husband due to an emergency at least you are with your loved one it's much worse being apart. So I'm happy for you there but will be praying for you that all goes well from here on.

[JnRMo 16]

Hi all, my husband and I received a checklist from NVC which we sent back last week. We were informed 20-30 business days for review but are wondering if anyone has any experience with this being faster? We've been in the NVC stage since April and it feels like it will never end. Thanks!

I'm in the same boat, sent mine in 6/19, wasn't scanned until 6/30. They continue to quote the 30 business days to me, but hoping it comes in soon. Really annoyed because everything else is fine now, and it was a stupid 'mistake' on my part to follow the form instructions.

[Soloenta 2,218]

Hi Group,

Just wanted to say thank you for your support throughout this difficult year with immigration. After 16 months of this process, today at our interview we were approved.

Our initial interview was scheduled for July 21st at 6:45 am, and we arrived at 5am. At 6:40 am(40 minutes late) the embassy finally opened where we first gave in all necessary paperwork, followed by an attempt for fingerprints only to learn that the system was down.

At 8am the embassy told us ALL INTERVIEWS for the day had been cancelled due to the AC not working and the systems being down. All they told us was they would reach out to us at a later date via email and phone to reschedule the interviews. I WAS PISSED!!! My flight was supposed to leave that night and I just thought MORE WAITING.

After talking with friends, my husband and I decided just to show up the next day at the embassy hoping that we would be able to get in AND WE DID!!!

The following are questions that the Immigration Officer asked us:

1. How and when did you guys meet? (Through Facebook)

2. What did he think of me sending him a friend request?

3. Does he still have Facebook? (She asked for his email to see his page)

4. Do we still talk through Facebook?

5. What phone do I have? Then she asked him in spanish what phone and what phone he had.

6. How many times did I visit?

7. She asked him what did he do that made me want to keep coming back.

8. Do we have kids together?

9. How old are his kids?

10. Do they have the same mother?

11. Was he married before since he had two kids with two different women?

12. She asked to see our pictures , and asked questions about the wedding. - How come my family didn't go, and what did we do afterwards?

13. If he went to college, or at least finished high school?

14. What did I study in school, and then she asked him in spanish what I studied in school. (I graduated college way before I met my husband)

15. I took a binder of bank statements, conversations, and trips, and she asked me to give her anything that would help.

The lady was very friendly and the questions were asked almost as though we were having a conversation, you can tell she was trying to make it as comfortable as possible.

We were very upset though with how the embassy handled the situation on canceling interviews last minute and not even giving a time frame as to when they might be rescheduled.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY, whether I spoke to you or not, I was always reading everybody's comments and notes so I could learn from them. Thank you Saylin for your advice and encouragement along the way

God bless you all!!

Woooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooo congratulations so happy for you both ! :dance: :dance:

[jsumner86 403]

Hi Group,

Just wanted to say thank you for your support throughout this difficult year with immigration. After 16 months of this process, today at our interview we were approved.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY, whether I spoke to you or not, I was always reading everybody's comments and notes so I could learn from them. Thank you Saylin for your advice and encouragement along the way

God bless you all!!

Congratulations! Sorry to hear about the cancellation at the last minute! Glad you went back the next day and we're approved! Good luck and all the best!

Hi,ive been getting the "your case is in the process of termination..." since last friday and havent been able to login the payment portal since.I know its a good sign but I dont think its a good sign now thats its been like this for 5 days.has this ever happened to anyone else??????

It's fine. It will take a bit for them to input your case. No need to panic. It's in the WIKI for the NVC process!!!!

You should call NVC and find out what's wrong.

There's nothing wrong with the message "this case is in process of termination.." The case number was just literally assigned and they're inputting it into the system..It's a good sign, and no reason to call NVC. This is covered in the WIKI of the NVC process.

Edited July 22, 2014 by jsumner86

[Shizasaad 22]

Ok so it's for real! I just talked to Kevin at NVC (possibly the most polite person I've ever talked to there) and he confirmed that our case was completed yesterday! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to wait again.. but at least this time the waiting is for the interview!!!!

Ok so it's for real! I just talked to Kevin at NVC (possibly the most polite person I've ever talked to there) and he confirmed that our case was completed yesterday! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to wait again.. but at least this time the waiting is for the interview!!!!

Ok so it's for real! I just talked to Kevin at NVC (possibly the most polite person I've ever talked to there) and he confirmed that our case was completed yesterday! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to wait again.. but at least this time the waiting is for the interview!!!!

Ok so it's for real! I just talked to Kevin at NVC (possibly the most polite person I've ever talked to there) and he confirmed that our case was completed yesterday! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now to wait again.. but at least this time the waiting is for the interview!!!!

[stackeria 280]

Saylin,

I've been traveling so I might have missed some discussion about new spreadsheet layout... But can't there in theory be 2 checklists (1 AOS and 1 IV)?

[ncglenn 22]

Hi again all,

I've been trying to do some updates on my timeline, but will have to look up some emails and bank statement withdrawals to see when payments were made etc. All this was going so smooth other than the ridculous wait at the Natiional Benefits Center, but then like many others we goofed up on the I-864. I'll call NVC next week and ask if there's any update on my checklist response yet.

[Shizasaad 22]

Ooppsss..i meant to ask "exocet" the scan date of his last package at NVC..my phone got stuck n i pressed quote so many times..???..

[Ketsuban 1,034]

It was 31 business days yesterday and I got the IV bill invoice email from NVC but up till now the invoice is not yet available online. I just spoke with a supervisor in NVC now and he said it will be available any time from now till few days. Am just so pissed off and tired of checking the website to see if its available to pay. This whole process is just fr

Frustrating.

We haven't even got an email from them. We've been ignored while they process everyone who filed afterwards and we're not quite sure why.

[Nordic Tim 95]

How long should I expect to have our case "In the process of termination" ?? We got the email yesterday that we could go pay the fees but it still says in the process of termination. I've seen others say that it's just a few hours but it's been 24 now. I feel like the terminator is after me!!!

[Nordic Tim 95]

How long should I expect to have our case "In the process of termination" ?? We got the email yesterday that we could go pay the fees but it still says in the process of termination. I've seen others say that it's just a few hours but it's been 24 now. I feel like the terminator is after me!!!

Ha, after reading the last few posts I guess it could be well over "a couple of hours"!! Ahhh well, I'll just keep checking 473 times a day, that probably helps.

[Saylin 1,605]

Saylin,

I've been traveling so I might have missed some discussion about new spreadsheet layout... But can't there in theory be 2 checklists (1 AOS and 1 IV)?

Yeah, I already thought of that. Once someone does get 2 checklists, I can just copy the three columns and paste them right next to the first three. And if it happens and someone gets three checklists, I can do the same thing again. Or, maybe, to reduce the amount of growing columns ( ), I can just mention both (or all) checklists in one column. For example: 'AOS/IV' and '7/22/14 / 8/16/14'. Yeah, that would probably be less messy. Thanks for letting me talk it out